That's a very nice, well-struck example!
Looks like this coin sold by Roma. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=11349224 [ATTACH] "Lydia, Hierocaesarea Æ 16mm. Pseudo-autonomous...
$3,000 for a used EID MAR?? For that kind of money I'd expect it to be BNIB!
If you want the whole thing in one coin, you can always get one of these: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8127607 [ATTACH] CNG's...
I wouldn't mind upgrading my JC lifetime portrait denarius, but can't see that happening anytime soon (unless the prices crash.) I have not spent...
That is indeed a rarity - and with that particular letter in the right field, possibly unique? I couldn't find one exactly like it on ACSearch,...
Antioch mint? Bust style indicates Alexandria though. Hmm. I will keep looking.
Divus Galerius AE2 from Alexandria; but I cannot seem to find an example online with just one letter in the reverse fields. Nice coin!
My immediate reaction on seeing the flan shape is "denga".
Yeah I recently had an eBay listing taken down because the coin was minted in Syria (A small AE "persecution issue" under Maximinus Daia.) I...
That is outstanding work!
I've never heard that it does.
You are correct - it is RIC III 259. The legends match. It seems that the RIC authors didn't differentiate between the various shield decorations,...
Whoa! That coin is in beautiful condition!
Strange that the label would describe the image on the reverse as a "rectangular box" when it is clearly a scutum.
Kinda cool.
It's a really nice coin - well centered, lots of detail, and I like the toning. A great find!
A beautiful Vitellius. (Something he probably didn't hear very often. :D)
"This coin is from one of the most important collections of portrait denarii ever assembled." Do you know what collection this was/is?
Paint should come off with acetone.
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